• antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    Except that being trans typically doesn’t entail a quasi-religious/magical understanding of gender.

    • BomberMan9865@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      7 months ago

      Me being a therian doesn’t imply that either. I have dysphoria related to my species, phantom sensations related to parts I don’t have like big cat ears or a tail. These phantom sensations can be very unpleasant too, downright painful. Also the lack of these parts feels inherently wrong.

      I don’t entirely know why I feel like this either, but I found the therian community and related to a lot of similar experiences they’ve had with this.